Senior Flight Dynamics Engineer

The role

The Senior Flight Dynamics Engineer will support the development, analysis, and validation of advanced aerospace systems. This role involves mission design, flight dynamics, and autonomous control system development.

What you will do

• Develop and analyze launch vehicle and spacecraft trajectories, including ascent, orbit insertion, and orbital maneuvers
• Perform orbital propagation and station-keeping analysis for spacecraft operations
• Support mission design including launch window analysis, delta-V budgets, and contingency planning
• Interface with flight software and GNC teams to validate and optimize guidance profiles
• Contribute to development of in-house simulation tools and flight dynamics infrastructure
• Engage in multi-disciplinary vehicle systems investigations to motivate mission design, vehicle architecture, and analysis methodologies
• Develop and evaluate flight termination system mission rules

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Space Systems, or Software Engineering, or an equivalent Engineering or Applied Physics degree
• 5-10+ years of experience with orbital mechanics, classical dynamics, modeling, and simulation
• Mission analysis with STK, Astrogator, GMAT, Monte, Copernicus, or equivalent
• Python software development

Nice to have

• Experience with launch vehicles, spacecraft, missiles, hypersonics, UAVs, or defense systems
• Orbit determination analysis with ODTK, Orekit, or equivalent
• Team and/or software project management experience

Benefits

• Equity in Cowboy Space Corp.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Paid time off
• 10 paid holidays per calendar year
• Paid parental leave
• Relocation assistance if applicable
• Daily lunch in the office
• Fully stocked kitchen with beverages and snacks

Before you apply

• Applicants must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Depar

About the company

Cowboy Space Corporation is building the infrastructure to power and connect the orbital economy using modular, scalable satellites. The company is based in San Carlos, CA.